Anne Arundel sheriff charges two with dragging deputy from a car

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David Waid, 41, of Pasadena, and Melissa Andrea Day, 46, of Severna Park, were arrested Monday and charged with assaulting a deputy Saturday by dragging him from their car after he tried to arrest Day.

David Waid, 41, of Pasadena, and Melissa Andrea Day, 46, of Severna Park, were arrested Monday and charged with assaulting a deputy Saturday by dragging him from their car after he tried to arrest Day. (Courtesy photo)

The Anne Arundel County Sheriff’s Office said Monday they‘ve charged two people with dragging one of its deputies from their car Saturday after he handcuffed one of them in Pasadena.

Melissa Andrea Day, 46, of Severna Park, and David Waid, 41, of Pasadena, were arrested after the Sheriff’s Office received an anonymous tip that they were hiding at a house in Glen Burnie. Deputies, accompanied by county and state police, arrested both at the house on Hollow Glen Court, said Sgt. Brian Andre, a spokesman for the sheriff.

Waid was charged with attempted first-degree murder, assault on a law enforcement officer and harboring a fugitive. Day was charged with attempted manslaughter with a vehicle, assault on a law enforcement officer, resisting arrest and conspiracy to commit an assault.

Deputy Warren Porter was driving near Magothy Bridge Road about 3:30 p.m. Saturday when he spotted Day in the passenger seat of a parked vehicle. She was wanted on outstanding warrants for failure to appear in court, probation and bail violations, court records show.

The deputy approached the stopped vehicle and tried to arrest Day. After he got one handcuff on the woman’s wrist, Waid allegedly began to drive off, pulling the deputy along some 100 feet before he freed himself.

Both Waid and Day were still being processed Monday night and could not be reached for comment. Maryland courts were closed Monday for Columbus Day and online records did not show details of the charges or whether an attorney is representing them.

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